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THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN HANKOW AND CANTON.

MILITARY POSITION - AS IT APPEARS TO-DAY.

UNENVIABLE POSITION OF CHIANG KAI SHEK.

[BY-GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY.1

SIR CHARLES MADDEN'S TERM.

DINNER TO THE FIRST SEA LORD.

-GROUP OF DISTINGUISHED

ADMIRALS.

It was happy thought that the surviving officers of the Royal Navy who entered the old Britan The Hankow Communists

nia with Admiral-of-the-Fleet Sir are Certain Important Weaknesses.

Charles Madden should entertain sending three, armies against. Nan- The weakness of the Hankow king headed by Generals Chang Fa Government need not be discussed him to dinner to celebrate his ap- Kuei, Chu Pei Teh and Chien Chen. in this article in detail. Communism

pointment as First Sea Lord. The General Chang Fa Kuci is at the as a doctrine, has proved a failure 15th of July was the day fixed head of the Cantores. Iron army and is discredited; trade and in-in 1877 the seniority of the cadets for the event, because on that date which has been stationed in Honan dustry have disappeared from any and which is reputed to colisist of territory held by Hankow; Mr. who passed out was given in the Navy List, when their names first brave troops, General Cha Pei Teh | Chea's diplomatic victories have was at one time one of General brought foreign armies and navies appeared. The term to which Sir. Charles Madden belonged entered Chiang Kai Shek's closest associates to China and have brought the Britannia in July, 1875. The but refused to follow him after the benefit to the Chinese people; the split General Chien Chen is the imperialism of the Russians, their entry numbered 52 cadets, many of whom hare now passed away, and leader of the Sixth Army Corps, dictatorship in the Party has forced

most of the remainder are retired. consisting of Communistically inclin. genuinely Nationalistic elements to

Amongst the distinguished riames ed Hunan troops, who were frankly fight shy of Hankow as they former-which are associated with this term responsible for the Nanking out ly opposed the Anfi Club and as rage. In a conversation with an they will ever oppose any Chinese are Admiral-of-the-Fleet Sir John American Senator, Comrade Borodinment which gains its strength from chair, and Admirala Kappal, Dut, Government or group is a Govern-M. de Bobeck, who will be in the itated that he had personally į foreign sources.

General organized and trained Chien's army.

Estimated of 86,000 Man.

Troubridge, Pears, Purefoy, and Christian, Admiral Sir Henry Bruce is organizing the dinner...

The event has a sentimental value

But Nanking also has been weakened politically during the past few months largely because of a slowness in developing efficient governmental agencies and because which goes far beyond the interest of an pascientific and ridiculously planned system of taxation which is of the option which it marks. bound to increase dissatisfaction. Whatever may be the merits of the and bring misery to the masses of Britannia system of training, as the Chinese people and will, there lowering the prestige of the Nan- Royal Naval College, there can be fore, have the political affect of perpetuated at the Dartmouth king Government. These two phases no question of the splendid spirit are of such political importance that is in place here. somewhat extended analysis of them of camaraderie it inspires. Whan a naval officer refers to another as of my term" he is expressing a 1.The basis of political action in sort of freemasonry which has no the Kuomintang is the subordination

Chiang and his Sübordinates,

BLUE FUNNEL LINE

SUMMER CRUISES 1927

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According to Hankow figures as they reach Shanghai, these armies which are now being mobilized in the general vicinity of Kinkiang consist of 80,000 men. It is difficult to accept this figure, for General Chang Fa Kuci's army is one of the two which admittedly suffered tremendous casualties in Honan, amounting altogether to 11,000 wounded, according to Madame Sun Yen Sen's own figures in appealing for Red Cross assistance. Most of of individuals to the Party. Every equal in any other calling that we General Chien Chen's army were Napoleonism. The commission "should have produced two Fleet device has been inverted to prevent can call to mind. That one entry disarmed and disbanded by General form of Government, which is in-

Admirsis is, of course, merely a Chiang Kai Shek when he occupied efficient and leads to confusion, has

been justiñed because it is a coincidence, although probably a Nanking. It is, therefore, to be as necessary step in the elimination of record in its way. sumed that unless these armies have masterly individuals who tend to been reorganised and the ranks fil-develop into Tuchuns once they com the older generation should still It is, perhaps, only natural that

JULY 21, 1997 ed with levies from General Tangsian factor, the split between Han-gard the Britannia as materialis

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Don Landon...Kitu nom, was over this question of his subtraining the Navy has ever possess Marcamila Bank, A. &dom Chartered Bank. ROM. be an exaggeration.

In addition to these regular within the party. When he came to fit, has now largely reverted to it.

to majority opinica; and superior to the Selborne More

scheme which, having supplanted P. & 0.

...k13 num. Bank Armies marching on Nanking, the Shanghai, practically a refugee, he That the Britannia system admir

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Hankow Communists... are using was able to gather about him men ably suited the age is beyond, ques Chirotors were UBŲ BOMLY

guerillas in the Southern provinces mintang largely because he had destroys much that was excellent in to embarrass General Chiang Kai agreed this time to subordinate him-is day, and, whether the world is Shek. Although General Chen self to the Party. The Nanking any happier or say wiser in com Government, which is not General Chiung Ming is a discredited, com- Ching's Government but is a Kuo- sequence we muts leave it to the mander, he is nevertheless raising mintang Government, was founded philosophers to argue-aunt and

Military Record. troops of bandits in Kwangtung and on that supposition.. Fukien to embarrass the Nanking. Government. It is important not to over-emphasize General Chen Chiung Ming's position at this time, because he is too old-fashioned to stand up against any modern traiz ed Chinese troops. Nevertheless, he is there to make trouble.

The Tactics of Hankow.

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VIETNA Janisch Lindner, aged- 20,

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General Chiang has not, however, been able to live up to his intentions altogether. Utilizing Dr. Sun's

military stage," his personal as sociates have been seeking more and more to over-ride the "Govern- ment in the interests of the military. Most of the administrative and financial failures of the Nasking Government have been due to desire on the part of the really important figures of that Govern Hankow's tactics are quite simplement to prevent a further split be they assume that General Chiang Chiang's military men and some of tween the Kuomintang and General will be forced to use his best his Ningpo adherents. troops, those under the Kwangsi

Two Major Cliques at Work. generals Ho Ying Yin and Peij General Chiang has a way of pre- Chung Hsi in maintaining his posi.ferring to deal through men with tion in Northern Kiangsu and South whom he was associated 15 years age and students of the Whampoa ern Shantung. The Hankow armies Academy during the period when

She married an Austrian, after he will, therefore, march on Nanking's

was its principal, than with graduating, to acquire Austrian important, national. Kuomintang nationality because her parenta position through Anhui and Kiangsi leaders whose reputations, say live were foreigners. Her husband dis They hope thus to catch General years ago were greater than his appeared and the woman's life be

a vice from which he He is always searching for a cabal caine embittered by the jealousy of Chiang in

of such leaders, fearing that they young Austrian male doctors who cannot extricate himself whole are developing strength at his ex-resented the holding by a foreign- General Chiang has apparently pense...

born woman of the important pasi- cavisaged these possibilities and has Instead, then, of finding in Nan- tion of sesistant to Professor. withdrawn his 7th Army from the officials, who are labouring to pro-

king, hard-working, harmonious Robinson.

The WOMEN doctor continued Hauchowfa front to Nanking where vide an excellent Government, one living with her parents in Vienna they will be used to meet the Han finds that the whole organization is after the marriage, five years ago, kow, onslaught. It is also believed being disrupted by a division into and she recently sought employ- that General Chiang is arranging & the Cantonese a division which has noyance. She, however, failed to

two major cliques, the Ningpo and ment in Palestine to escape a truce with Marshals Chang Tsung no foundation in political facts but obtain the appointment Chang and Sun Chuan Fang in the is largely the result of machinations LONDON BUYING AGENTS hope of freeing himself for action of General Chiang's underlings. He We offer you our services as buy. solely against the Communists. has sought to utilize" zon-Kuömin- Much of Nanking's hopes depend tang men wherever possible because ing agents for British or Conti nantal goodie Established in 1844 bat ed upon the attitude of two men, he fears the national reputations of thoroughly up to date, our success neither of whom are famed for the Cantonese leaders. In creating Attained by making out curtomers fidelity, Feng Yu-Hsiang and Chena division within his own house, interest on

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